Compared with the blossoming of the women's tennis world, the men's field can be said to have a very high difficulty coefficient if it wants to win the big game due to the existence of the big three.
For other players, it is already difficult to beat any one of the Big Three, and the chances of winning three in a row and winning the championship are even slimmer.
But as early as the 2007 season, an Argentine player named Nalbandian achieved this feat. Born on January 1, 1982, he had just celebrated his 39th birthday.
In the Argentine's most brilliant 2007 season, he won the Championship at the Madrid Masters by defeating Nadal (then world number two), Djokovic (then world number three) and Federer (then world number one) at the Madrid Masters.
A week later, at the Paris Masters, Nalbandian continued his fiery feel as he defeated Federer again in the third round and swept Nadal in the final to win back-to-back titles.
It was also after winning the Paris Masters that Argentina made the remarks that aroused the heated discussion of many fans.
It is reported that Nalbandian, who had returned home at that time, was giving a speech in a small town in Argentina, and he said to the children below:
'Federer is nothing at all, I only need to train for an hour and a half a day to beat him."
For a time, Nalbandian can be said to be infinitely beautiful, even Federer, who has seen the wind and waves, can't help but sigh: "He's really good now, I really don't know what he was doing before." ”
Of course, compared with the career evergreen Federer, the slightly arrogant Nalbandian is like a flash in the pan, and after a brief highlight of the 2007 season, he did not go any further.
The injury in the 2008 Davis Cup match against Soderling was a direct turning point in the Argentine's career, and Nalbandian began to go downhill.
Fast forward to October 1, 2013, when the world rankings have slipped to 100 places away from Nalbandian, and he has to announce the reality of his retirement to the outside world.
In his retirement statement, he said that his right shoulder injury was already quite serious, and his training and games could not be carried out normally, and the 31-year-old Nalbandian officially said goodbye to the fans.
Until his retirement, Nalbandian had not won a Grand Slam singles title, and his highest singles ranking was fixed at the most brilliant 2007 season - the third in the world.
However, the argentine with a strong personality has given countless wonderful games to the fans, and he has also been voted one of the "Fifty Most Beautiful Men in the World" by the Spanish magazine.
So what are your memories of Narpandian? (Source: House of Tennis Author: Barbie)